Opinion

Public debate in Nigeria, permit me to say, is not as educative as you would find in many civilised societies. The predominant elements here are ethnic and religious…

By Femi fani-kayode “Africans do not celebrate great men. They rather take delight in celebrating mediocre men. Africans happily…

President Muhammadu Buhari’s suspension of Twitter’s operation in Nigeria has generated a groundswell of reactions, largely negative. This is because Twitter is one of the most widely used micro-blogging…

Nigeria’s democracy is under attack. What is happening is beyond the occasional acts of post-election violence which often lead to the vandalisation of the offices and facilities of the Independent National…

When news broke last week that the Accountant General of the federation told members of the National Assembly that the £4.2 million returned Ibori loot has been paid to the Delta state government, news…

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, popularly called BAT, is a master strategist, generalissimo, who has dominated the politics of Nigeria’s…

“He may not be that different from the incumbent in terms of economic ideology (he is also a statist at heart), but what we do know about a Tinubu presidency is that it will be inclusive. A mercantile, monetised, morally…

It appears the Southeast part of Nigeria learnt nothing from the civil war. Who invites the grim reaper to his own home? Who brings death and destruction…

When the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said it was suspending fresh passport applications in order to clear the backlog, the first question that jumped…

By Rafiu Ajakaye One interesting takeaway from the American presidential democracy is the undying culture of people marking the…

Nigeria is on the edge. This view, a lot of people will agree on. From the glaring insecurity challenges and the secessionist agitations, to the…

On the heels of the resolutions by the 17 Southern governors in Asaba, Delta State, emphasizing devolution of powers, the People’s…

By Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode On Sunday, May 23, 2021, Dr. Ajoke Murtala Muhammed the wife of the late Head of State, General…

According to Mallam Abubakar Malami, LLB, BL, the attorney-general of the Nigerian federation, minister of justice, senior advocate of Nigeria and member of the Nigerian bar, banning open grazing is the rough…

Since the suspension of the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman, the need to draw attention to her various alleged infractions that led to her removal from office has…

The National Youth Service Corps was established by Decree No.24 of 22nd May 1973, now an Act of the Parliament, quoted as NYSC CAP N84 Laws of the Federation…

“Suji my son, you must follow me somewhere, I want to blow your mind and quadruple your vision”. This was a…

Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade who joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday has explained why he made the switch from PDP. The…

What goes around they say comes around. The chicken has eventually come home to roost. Nigeria has been driven into darkness by unscrupulous politicians – killings day and…

If you are a keen observer of Nigerian politics, or should I say politicking, you must have noticed many unusual things about the…

In 1842, Thomas Babington Macauly wrote my favourite poem, titled: “Horatius at the Gate,” and made a point that we can…

2023 is two years after now but the preparations and works going on ahead of the year makes it feel like we are moving into it next week especially for…

The Platform was conceptualized by Pastor Poju Oyemade to be the hub for intellectual discourse among news and policy makers to tackle knotty national challenges plaguing the nation. Year after year, it offers…

By Dr. Fassy Adetokunboh Yusuf It can only be providential that a young prince studying Accountancy in England would be…